Transborder Data Flow Regulation and Data Privacy Law

Christopher Kuner

The only text to provide a detailed legal analysis of transborder data flow regulation

Written by a data protection expert who has been involved in the drafting of some of the leading international data protection instruments

Includes detailed analysis of the issues presented by online technologies, such as cloud computing and online social networks

Discusses conflicts between transborder data flow regulation and other areas such as Sarbanes-Oxley and law enforcement requirements

Includes the English text of all legislative regulations under data protection law from around the world that restrict transborder data flows

Transborder Data Flow Regulation and Data Privacy Law

Christopher Kuner

Description

Over 70 countries and various international organizations have adopted data protection and privacy laws that regulate the cross-border transfer of personal data outside their borders. In an era of globalization and the Internet, these restrictions have immense implications for citizens, companies, and governments. This work, written by a renowned expert on data protection law, examines the history, policies, and future of transborder data flow regulation.

Kuner traces the history of regulation in different regions, beginning with the earliest European laws in the 1970s, through to leading regional and international instruments of the EU, OECD, Council of Europe, APEC, and other bodies. He also considers regulation developed by the private sector, such as
contractual clauses and binding corporate rules. The work then analyses policies underlying such regulation and the legal issues involved, including human rights law, public international law, and EU law.

Presenting a global analysis of this important subject, Kuner also discusses the future development of transborder data flow regulation, and gives policy recommendations.

Transborder Data Flow Regulation and Data Privacy Law

Christopher Kuner

Author Information

Christopher Kuner is Senior Of Counsel in the Brussels office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge, where he also teaches. He is Chairman of the Task Force on Privacy and Data Protection of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and participates in the work of international organizations such as the OECD, the Council of Europe, and UNCITRAL. Mr. Kuner is author of the book European Data Protection Law: Corporate Compliance and Regulation and is editor-in-chief of the journal International Data Privacy Law (both published by Oxford University Press).

Transborder Data Flow Regulation and Data Privacy Law

Christopher Kuner

From Our Blog

By Dr Christopher Kuner
On the occasion of international Data Protection Day on the 28th of January, I would like to explore how European data protection law can become more efficient and effective, and better tailored to the needs of individuals.

By Christopher Kuner
The recent revelations concerning widespread US government access to electronic communications data (including the PRISM system apparently run by the National Security Agency) leave many questions unanswered, and new facts are constantly emerging. Thoughtful commentators should be hesitant to make detailed pronouncements before it is clear what is actually going on.